On the water
Tanto Bastu
Södermalm, Stockholm
Wood stove · On the water · Lake
From 60 kr per person
Wood-fired saunas in Stockholm
29 saunas · Saunas with a wood stove. The heat feels softer, and you can smell the wood and hear the fire. Most are by the water, so you can swim between sauna rounds.
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About wood-fired saunas
In a wood-fired sauna, a stove with burning wood makes the heat. Many people find the heat softer than in an electric sauna. You can smell the wood and hear the fire. There are 29 wood-fired saunas on this site.
The cheapest are on the islands. The Archipelago Foundation runs public saunas with wood stoves on Ostholmen, Nämdö and Träskö-Storö. In the city, try Tanto Bastu or the two saunas of Folkbastu Castor & Pollux on Årstaviken bay.
For a private sauna with a wood stove, Lilla Sauna has small saunas on Södermalm, by Rösjön lake, in Vaxholm and in Åkersberga.
Questions and answers
What is the cheapest wood-fired sauna?
The cheapest is Skärgårdsstiftelsens bastu, Ostholmen (Möja) (Möja): from 50 kr per person. Then Skärgårdsstiftelsens bastu, Nämdö (50 kr) and Skärgårdsstiftelsens bastur, Träskö-Storö (50 kr). Prices are from each sauna’s own website.
How much does a private wood-fired sauna cost?
The lowest price for the whole sauna is 540 kr, at Lilla Sauna Täby (Rösjön). Half of the 19 saunas with a price cost 1,540 kr or less. The price is for your whole group, not per person.
Which wood-fired saunas are open all year?
Tanto Bastu, Basto Hagaparken Albano, Vaxholms Bastubåt, Sjöbastun Drevviken, Nicksta Bastuförening and Vita Grindarnas bastu (Djurö) and 4 more. Use the filter “Open all year” to see them all.
Is a wood-fired sauna better than an electric sauna?
It is a matter of taste. A wood stove gives a softer heat and the smell of wood. An electric sauna is easier to run, so it is often open more hours.
Do I have to make the fire myself?
At many saunas the sauna is already warm when you arrive. At some, your group makes the fire, for example at Folkbastu Castor & Pollux and Lida bastuflotte. The wood is there.
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